LITTLE ELM -- Rep. Michael Burgess on Thursday clashed with participants at his town hall meeting over the investigation into President Donald Trump's relationship with Russia.

Critics of Trump blasted Burgess for not holding the president accountable for what they described as his campaign's role in helping Russia interfere with the 2016 presidential election.

"Some of you have been complacent. You are letting an illegitimate president sit in the White House," said Heather Lewis, a nurse from Flower Mound.

Burgess countered that he was tired of hearing Democrats complain about last year's presidential election.

"Hillary Clinton lost because she was a bad candidate," he said.

Congressman Michael Burgess talks with concerned residents during a town hall meeting at Braswell High School in Little Elm, Texas on Thursday, August 3, 2017.

(Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer)

In their sharpest exchange, Burgess told Lewis that he gave up a 25-year career as a medical doctor to run for office and was proud of being a public servant.

"Then prove it," Lewis said. "Stand up to Trump."

Earlier this year former FBI director Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel and charged with investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 elections. According to news reports, the inquiry has been expanded to include Trump and his families financial activities. A grand jury has been tapped to weigh charges, reports say.

About 200 people attended the town hall meeting inside the Braswell High School gym in Little Elm.

It's Burgess' first town hall since Senate Republicans failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.